Washing-machine



(No Modem W. H. HAYDGN. WASHING MAGHINE,

No. 491,424. Patented Feb. v7y 1893. V

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WASHING=MCHINE SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent' No. 91,2l24, dated February 7, 1893.

Application tiled June ll, 1892. Serial No. 436,357. (No model.)

To al?! when@ t may concern.'

Be it known that l, WILLIAM HENRY HAY- Don, a citizen of the United States, residing at Santo, in the county of Palo Pinto and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful improvements in lVashingMaehines; and l do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and enact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the saine.

This invention relates to certain improve ments in washing machines, its objects being to produce a machine which will be simple in construction and eliioient in operation. These objects l attain by the means illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure l, represents a longitudinal vertical sectional view of the machine, Fig. 2, a partial vertical cross section. Fig. 8, a perspective view et a corner brace used in eonneetion with the machine and, Fig. ai, a perspective View of a portion of the machine showing a wringer rack secured thereto.

ln these drawings A, indicates the casing,` of the machine which is out away on an incline in front, such out away portion being The several corners of the easing are strengthened by means of the brace shown in detail in Fig. 3, the brace consisting of two pieces a, d', the former being' a rectangular block, and the latter a block of triangular shape.

Mounted upon suitable spindles having.

bearings in the sides of the box A, are two rollers l5', B2, the former being mounted at a point near the forward end of the box, and the latter at a point near the top thereof directly to the rear of an inclined opening. The spindle upon which the roller B2, is mounted, passes through one side of the easing and is provided with a crank C.

D, indicates an endless belt passingaround the rollers B', B2, and formed of a series of slats l), and cords or wires b. The rollers B and B2, are provided with longitudinal pe ripheral ribs c, which engage the openings between the slats of the beltand propel it when the relier is rotated. At intervals upon the belt D, are arranged cord loops lil, which are connected to the cords b', at their ends and at their centers to the slats b. These loops serve to hold the clothes to the belt.

At the sides of the casing, near the bottom, and slightly to the rearof the endless belt, is located a rod d, upon which is pivoted a wash board l?, such wash board being` formed of curved uprights e, and 4 cross pieces f, the uprights curving rearwardly and the cross pieces commencing at the upper end and eX- tending about midway of the length of such uprights.

. Attached te the rear end of the wash board is a cross piece g, between which and a strip g', is mounted a coiled spring G, such spring serving,` to force the wash board forward, unless the force ot the spring is wholly or partly overcome by the device now to be described.

Secured to the upper end of the wash board is a cord H, which is taken back through an openingin the back of the casing. The cord H, is provided with knots or stops 7L, arranged to engage the arm of a tension spring l, secured to the back of the casing. The device last described provides means for adjusting the wash beard relatively tothe clothes carrying belt, thus determining,` the amount of rubbingto which the clothes are to be subjected.

J, represents the wringer rack which con sists of two arms pivoted to the sides of the casing and connected by a cross-piece at their upper ends.

Secured to the sides ol' the easing directly to the rear of the uprights are the strips j, so arranged that when the rack is in position for use the nprights will press against the inclined front lower edges thereof.

The letter K, indicates catches pivoted to the front of the casing' which engage the front of the door B, and hold it in a closed position when the machine is in operation.

The operation of the machine will be readily understood from the foregoing and needs no further description.

yWhat l claim is:-

ln a washing machine, the combination with a casing;` having` ribbed rollers journaled therein, an endless belt with slats mounted on said rollers, of a rubbing board with cross pieces thereon pivoted to the casing, a

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spring at the rear cent1-al portion of the adjusted to or from the slats of the belt, subboard, a counter-acting tension spring' secured stantially as specified. 1o to the end of the casing, and adapted, at its In testimony whereof Iafx my signature in free end, to hold a cord said cord being sepresence of two witnesses.

5 cured at one end to the board, its opposite VILLIAM HENRY HAYDON.

end passing through an opening iu the end 0f Vitnesses: the casing and adapted to engage with said WV. T. CONNER,

tension spring, whereby the rubbing bomdis J. R. ODOM. 

